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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cape Leonard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Leonard and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Cape Leonard:
- 38.402068, -76.491897
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cape Leonard
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Cape Leonard is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cape Leonard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Leonard ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Another Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Appeal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Appeal is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
- Carol Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carol Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cove View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drumcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Flag Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flag Harbor is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Harbor
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Halls Hacienda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Hacienda is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hacienda
- Home Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Home Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Hoopers Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Long Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Nostalgia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nostalgia is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nostalgia
- Planters Wharf
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Planters Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Wharf
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scotch Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotch Point is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
- Spring Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spruce Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Trueman Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
- Walnut Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Cape Leonard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cape Leonard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cape Leonard and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Leonard to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cape Leonard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cape Leonard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cape Leonard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4021, Longitude: -76.4919 In this case, the coordinates for Cape Leonard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.035 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.679 degrees. |
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